'There are many levers in the human but the most common one is 3rd 2nd Ist'
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In anatomy, a lever is a rigid structure that can rotate around a fixed point called a fulcrum. In the human body, bones act as levers, and muscles provide the force to move them. Now, the question asks us to identify the most common lever in the human body. To Show more…
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